【2021年】山西省晉城市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledStartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.很多大學(xué)生畢業(yè)后去大城市工作

2.也有人選擇去小城鎮(zhèn)工作

3.結(jié)合實際情況談?wù)勛约旱南敕?/p>

StartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledHowtoDealwiththeInternetNews?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.近來不斷有虛假新聞出現(xiàn)在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上

2.大學(xué)生應(yīng)該對網(wǎng)絡(luò)新聞持何種態(tài)度

3.如何提高鑒別網(wǎng)絡(luò)新聞?wù)鎮(zhèn)蔚哪芰?/p>

HowtoDealwiththeInternetNews?

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledBlogWriting.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinesgivenbelow:

1.寫博客的好處;

2.寫博客存在的問題;

3.你的看法。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledTheSecondProfession.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.在中國，從事第二職業(yè)已成為當(dāng)今各行各業(yè)的一種趨勢。

2.不同人對此持有不同看法。

3.我的觀點是……

TheSecondProfession

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledUrbanization.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有人認(rèn)為城市化進(jìn)程是一件好事

2.有人卻認(rèn)為城市化進(jìn)程給我們帶來了很多負(fù)面影響

3.在我看來…

Urbanization

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledTelephoneorLetter.Youshouldwriteat/east150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.有人喜歡用電話交流，因為……

2.有人則喜歡用書信交流，因為……

3.我的看法。

TelephoneorLetter?

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoconsoleyourfriendwhorecentlyfailedinTOEFL.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.得知好友John未通過托福考試，他情緒低落

2．幫他分析可能存在的問題，提出合理建議

3．鼓勵他戰(zhàn)勝失敗

ALetterofConsolation

8.1.舉例說明水對人類的重要性

2.舉例說明我國所面臨的水資源問題

3.為了生存和發(fā)展人們要……

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteaninquirylettertoafriend.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

假設(shè)你有一位居住在美國紐約的好友(DavidJohnson)。你寫信告訴他你已被錄取為紐約大學(xué)的研究生，即將在今年9月赴美學(xué)習(xí)，向他詢問有關(guān)事宜。信件內(nèi)容要求如下：

1．問候朋友并告知自己的好消息

2．詢問關(guān)于在紐約留學(xué)的生活情況，如能否在學(xué)校附近找到住處，以及朋友有何生活上的建議等

3．希望他早日回信，并盼望在不久的將來能和他在紐約見面

AnInquiryLettertoaFriend

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteALetterofInvitation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinesgivenbelowinChinese:

假如你是李明，邀請你的朋友張峰在暑假期間去你家鄉(xiāng)游玩。內(nèi)容包括以下幾點：

1．邀請張峰來你家鄉(xiāng)

2．介紹你們家鄉(xiāng)的風(fēng)景特色

3．期盼回信

ALetterofInvitation

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10題)11.

AtypeofNorthAmericancrowcan______mostofthepineseedsitburiedeventheyareindeepsnow.

A.eatupB.retrieveC.crackD.lose

12.

AccordingtoBobbyPeck,targetingthecompanieswouldbedifficultasitwouldbenear-impossibletoprovethatillnessessufferedwerecausedby______.

13.

In1944,governmentofficialswereinterestedinFuller'sfamilydwellingbecauseitcouldbe______.

14.

Nomatterwhatthemethodsweuse,thefinalresultisthatwewillneedtodecreaseCO2emissionsby70%to80%simplytostabilize______.

15.

Bywayofconclusiontheauthoremphasizesthatindesigningadvertisements,themostimportantfactorthathastobeconsideredis

16.

Thesurveysuggeststhatrecenthighschoolgraduateslackskillslikeshowingrespectforothers,______.

17.

Thereisanagingsignwhenfeelingsadfromtimetotime.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Accordingtotheauthor,oneman'sprofessionorworkisoftenanotherman's______.

19.

Researcherssaythatsupplementscancompletelytaketheplaceofrealfoodinthenearfuture.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.ThegovernmentandBPhasbeenincreasingly______bythescientificcommunityfortheirresponsestotheGulfoilspill.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.聽力原文：Inthiscentury,photographshavebeenreallyimportantforteachingarthistory.IwillshowwhatImeaninamomentwithsomephotographstakenbyPeterandPaulJulie.TheworkofthesetwophotographershasbeenaveryusefulsourceforstudyingtheartproducedintheUnitedStatesfrom1896tothepresent.PeterandPaulJuliewerenotartists,buttheywerearegularpartofNewYorkartscene.Theytookoverahundredthousandphotographswhichdocumentthelifeandworkofthousandsofartists.PeterJulieisknownaspioneerinthisfieldofartphotography.GeorgeOrkieveandotherfamousartistssoughthimouttotakepicturesoftheirwork.Hisspecialtywasphotographingpainting.HissonPaulphotographssculptures.Someoftheirmostimportantphotosaretheonesofworksofartthathavesincebeendestroyed.Oneexampleisaphotothatwe'lllookattoday.Wouldsomeonegetthelightplease?Thanks.ThisslideisfromaphotographofpaintingbyEdvordHarborcalledComBeltCity.Thepaintingwasexhibitedonlytwoorthreetimesbeforeitwasdestroyedinthefire.WithouttheJuliesphotograph,novisualrecordoftheworkwouldexist.AlthoughtheJuliesmostlyphotographedtheworksofpaintersandseulptors,theyalsooccasionallyphotographedarchitecturalsubjects.TheydidquiteafewphotosofthebuildingsbyJohnMuisopope.Andwe'regoingtolookatoneofthosenext.

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A.Apainterandasculptor.

B.Paintingsinspiredbyphotographs.

C.Earlyphotographictechniques.

D.Theworkoftwophotographers.

22.(21)

A.He'sstudyingforatest.

B.Helosthisnotes.

C.Hemissedtheclass.

D.He'sdoingresearchonalternative.

23.

【B8】

24.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Whenaninventionismade,theinventorhasthreepossiblecoursesofactionopentohim:hecangivetheinventiontotheworldbypublishingit,keeptheideasecret,or【B1】______it.

Agrantedpatentistheresultofa【B2】______struckbetweenaninventorandthestate,bywhichtheinventorgetsalimitedperiodof【B3】______andpublishesfulldetailsofhisinventiontothepublicafterthatperiod【B4】______.

Onlyinthemost【B5】______circumstancesisthelifespanofapatentextendedtoalterthisnormalprocessofevents.

Apatentremains【B6】______publicafterithasterminated.Indeed,patentexpertsof-tenadviseanyonewishingtoavoidthehighcostof【B7】______asearchthroughlivepatentsthattheonesurewayofavoidingviolationofanyotherinventor'srightistostealanduseadeadpatent.Likewise,becausepublicationofanideainanyotherform.permanently【B8】______furtherpatentsonthatidea,itistraditionallysafetotakeideasfromotherareasofprint.【B9】______

Anyonecloselyinvolvedinpatentsandinventionssoonlearnsthatmostnewideasare,infact,asoldasthehills.【B10】______thatmakesnewsandmoney.Thebasicpatentforthetheoryofmagneticrecordingdatesbackto1886.【B11】______EventheVolkswagenrearenginecarwasanticipatedbya1904patentforacartwiththehorseattherear.

【B1】

25.(34)

A.Caraccidentsaremainlycausedbysomedriverswhodrivesocarelesslythattheyviolatethetrafficregulations.

B.Caraccidentsaremainlycausedbyordinarydriverswhentheyarecarelessorabsentmindedforamoment.

C.Insurancecompaniessupportthosewhodrivecarelessly.

D.Anaccidentissomethingwecannotpredicttoavoid.

26.聽力原文：M:Carlearnedalotofmoneyoverthesummervacationasaconsultanttothatcompany.

W:Idon'tdoubtit.Whatsurprisesmeisthathe'sgrillworkingtherenowthatclassesareabouttostartagain.

Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutCarl?

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A.Shedoubtshemakesmuchmoneynow.

B.She'ssurprisedthathehadchosenthatcompany.

C.Shedoesn'tknowwhenherclassesstarted.

D.Shewonderswhyhe'skepthisjob.

27.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

聽力原文：Currentstudiesshowthatwhatgoesonlabelsisanimportantconsiderationformanufacturers,sincemorethanseventypercentof(36)shoppersreadfoodlabelswhenconsideringwhethertobuyaproduct.

Arecentcontroversyastowhetherlabelson(37)preparedfoodsshouldeducateormerely(38)inform.theconsumerisover,andaconsumergroupgotitsway.Thegrouphad(39)maintainedthatproductlabelsshoulddomorethansimplylisthowmanygramsofnutrientsafood(40)contains.Theircontentionwasthatlabelsshouldalsolistthepercentageofaday's(41)totalnutrientsthattheproductwillsupplytotheconsumer,becausethisinformationis(42)essentialinplanningahealthydiet.

Agovernmentagencydisagreedstrongly,favoringalabelthatmerelyinformsthe(43)consumer,inotherwords,

(44)alabelthatonlyliststhecontentsoftheproduct.Theagencymaintainedthatconsumerscoulddecideforthemselvesifthefoodisnutritiousandismeetingtheirdailyneeds.

(45)Theconsumergroup,insupportingitscase.hadcitedasurveyinwhichshopperswereshownafoodlabel,andwerethenaskediftheywouldneedmoreorlessofacertainnutrientaftereatingaservingofthisproduct.(46)Theeshoppersweren'tabletoanswerthequestionseasilywhentheywerenotgivenaspecificpercentage.

Currentstudiesshowthatwhatgoesonlabelsisanimportantconsiderationformanufacturers,sincemorethanseventypercentof【B1】______readfoodlabelswhenconsideringwhethertobuyaproduct.

Arecentcontroversyastowhetherlabelson【B2】______foodsshouldeducateormerely【B3】______theconsumerisover,andaconsumergroupgotitsway.Thegrouphad【B4】______thatproductlabelsshoulddomorethansimplylisthowmanygramsofnutrientsafood【B5】______Theircontentionwasthatlabelsshouldalsolistthepercentageofaday's【B6】______nutrientsthattheproductwillsupplytotheconsumer,becausethisinformationis【B7】______inplanningahealthydiet.

Agovernmentagencydisagreedstrongly,favoringalabelthatmerelyinformsthe【B8】______,inotherwords,【B9】__________________________.Theagencymaintainedthatconsumerscoulddecideforthemselvesifthefoodisnutritiousandismeetingtheirdailyneeds.

【B10】_____________________andwerethenaskediftheywouldneedmoreorlessofacertainnutrientaftereatingaservingofthisproduct.【B11】_____________________

【B1】

28.

【B11】

29.(43)

30.聽力原文：Theterm"balanceddiet"isconstantlyheardbutrarelyexplained.Whatitmeansisadietthatincludesacombinationofseveraldifferentfoodtypes,includinggrains,freshfruitandvegetables,meat,dairyproducts,fatsandoils.

Crucialtotheideaofabalanceddietisincludingfoodsintherightproportions;theaimistogetallthenutrientsyourbodyneedswhilemaintainingahealthyweight.TheUSgovernmentprovidesabasicideaofwhatnutrientsweneedontheirwebsite.

Itisn'tacaseofhavingroughlyequalmeasuresofeverything.Thereshouldbealotofsomekindsandjustalittleofothers.Somefatsandoils,forexample,areimportantinthedietforvariousreasons.Butyouonlyneedasmallamountcomparedwithfoodssuchasvegetables.

IntheUK,theFoodStandardsAgencyhasdevelopedaprogrammecalledTheBalanceofGoodHealthtoshowpeoplewhatproportionsandtypesoffoodsmakeupahealthybalanceddiet.Thisdividesfoodsintofivedifferentgroups.Thelargestgroupsarebreadandvegetables,followedbymilkandmeat.Thesmallestbyfaristhesaltandsugargroup.

Freshfruitandvegetablesarelowinfat,caloriesandsalt,andanexcellentsourceofvitamins,mineralsandfibre.Mostofusdon'teatenoughtomeetthecurrentrecommendationofthreetofiveservingsofvegetablesandtwotofourservingsoffruitaday.Protein-richfoodsanddairyfoodsareneededinmoremoderateamounts.Yourdietshouldincludetwotothreeservingsofmilkordairyproductsaday,forexample.

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A.Adietlargelyconsistingoffruitsandvegetables.

B.Adietincludinggrains,freshfruitandvegetables,andmeat.

C.Adietincludingacombinationofseveraldifferentfoodtypes.

D.Adietwithoutfatandoils.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)31.

Theauthors'dictumscanbejustifiedbythefactthat______.

A.DouglasIvesterdefeatedahighest-rankingblackemployeeinasuit

B.DurkJagerwasdismissedowingtohispoorcommunicatingability

C.Geezerscouldn'terasethebrandsstampedinchildhood

D.Geeksaresensibleenoughtomeetdangersandchallenges

32.

Accordingtotheauthor,theeducationobjectivesarepreparingstudentsforcollege,careerand______.

33.

Theauthorsaysthatetiquetteandpolitenessare______.

A.rulesagreedontofacilitatefrequentmeetings

B.rulesthatmakefrequentmeetingstolerable

C.necessaryrulesfortheconductofanysociety

D.falsestandardsofvaluefosteredbysociety

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S6】

35.

【S4】

36.

【S7】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.MostpeoplesaythattheUSAismakingprogressinfightingAIDS,

buttheydon'tknowthere'scureandstronglydisagreethat"theAIDS【S1】______

epidemicisover,"anewsurveyfinds.

Thefindings,relievedThursdaybytheKaiserFamilyFoundation,reassure【S2】______

assureactivistswhohaveworriedthatpublicconcernaboutAIDSmight

disappearinnighttorecentnewsaboutadvancesintreatmentanddeclines【S3】______

indeaths.

"Whilepeopleareverypessimisticabouttheadvances,they'restill【S4】______

realisticaboutthefactthatthereisnocure,"saysSophiaChang,director

ofHIVprogramsatthefoundation.

TheKaiserFamilyFoundationdidfindinitssurveythatthenumber【S5】______

ofpeoplerankedAIDSasthecountry'stophealthproblemhasfallen.【S6】______

Inthepoll,38%saysit'sthetopconcern,downfrom44%ina1996【S7】______

poll.OtherfindingsfromKaiser,whichpollmorethan1,200adultsinSeptember【S8】______

andOctoberandaskedadditionalquestionofanother1,000adultsin【S9】______

Novembershowthat52%saythatthecountryismakingprogressagainst

AIDS,upfrom32%in1995.DanielZingale,directorofAIDSActionCouncil,

says,"I'mencouragedthattheAmericanpeoplearegettingthemessage

whattheAIDS.epidemicisn'tover.Ihopethedecision-makersinWashington【S10】______

aregettingthesamemessage.Wehaveseensignsofcomplacency(滿足)"

【S1】

38.

【S2】

39.【S5】

參考答案

1.StartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?Wanttobeasmallfishinabigpondortheotherwayround?Everygraduatefacesthisquestionwhenleavingschoolandstartingtheircareers.Someprefertostayinthebigcitiesaftergraduationsincelifeinbigcitiesmeansmoreexperiencesmoreopportunitiesandbiggerspaceforcareerdevelopment.Atthesametimehighersalaryisanothertemptationforthenewgrads.Howeversomeothergraduateswanttostarttheircareersinsmalltowns.Theretheycanhavealifethatiseasierquieterandlesscompetitivecomparedwiththatinbigcities.Besidesit'smorelikelythattheycanbeabigfishinasmallpondandwinpromotionearlierthantheircitycounterparts.AsfarasIamconcernedIwouldliketostartinabigcitylikeBeijing.MymajorisComputerScience.TherearefewrelatedjobsofferedinsmalltownsbutitistheoppositeinBeijingwheremanybigcompaniesneedcomputerspecialists.I'msureIcanrealizemydreamasaprogramspecialisthere.StartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?Wanttobeasmallfishinabigpondortheotherwayround?Everygraduatefacesthisquestionwhenleavingschoolandstartingtheircareers.Someprefertostayinthebigcitiesaftergraduation,sincelifeinbigcitiesmeansmoreexperiences,moreopportunitiesandbiggerspaceforcareerdevelopment.Atthesametime,highersalaryisanothertemptationforthenewgrads.However,someothergraduateswanttostarttheircareersinsmalltowns.There,theycanhavealifethatiseasier,quieterandlesscompetitivecomparedwiththatinbigcities.Besides,it'smorelikelythattheycanbeabigfishinasmallpondandwinpromotionearlierthantheircitycounterparts.AsfarasIamconcerned,IwouldliketostartinabigcitylikeBeijing.MymajorisComputerScience.Therearefewrelatedjobsofferedinsmalltowns,butitistheoppositeinBeijingwheremanybigcompaniesneedcomputerspecialists.I'msureIcanrealizemydreamasaprogramspecialisthere.

2.HowtoDealwiththeInternetNews?AlthoughtheInternetmediumdoesprovidevaluableinformationtherearecasesofunfaithfulinformationreleasewhichwouldeasilyresultincontroversyandnegativeimplications.HowtoDealwiththeInternetNews?AlthoughtheInternetmediumdoesprovidevaluableinformation,therearecasesofunfaithfulinformationreleasewhichwouldeasilyresultincontroversyandnegativeimplications.解析：[寫作點撥]本文要求考生對目前網(wǎng)絡(luò)上不斷出現(xiàn)虛假新聞這一現(xiàn)象發(fā)表看法。在布局上，根據(jù)題目中給出的提綱來展開即可。第一段描述網(wǎng)絡(luò)上不斷出現(xiàn)虛假新聞報道這一現(xiàn)象，可以以華南虎事件為例證；第二段論述大學(xué)生對網(wǎng)絡(luò)新聞所應(yīng)采取的態(tài)度；第三段論述大學(xué)生如何培養(yǎng)鑒別網(wǎng)絡(luò)新聞?wù)鎮(zhèn)蔚哪芰?，比如擴(kuò)大知識面，培養(yǎng)良好的邏輯推理能力，養(yǎng)成懷疑的態(tài)度。

3.BlogWritingNowadaysblogwritingisbecomingmoreandmorepopularwhichhasledtosomeconflictsinopinions.Thosewhoareinfavorofblogwritingclaimthatitrealizesinformationsharing.Anyonewhoisinterestedinyourblogcangettheinformationhewantsintheshortestperiodoftime.Moreoveritcanpromotemutualunderstanding.Byreadingyourblogpeoplemayknowmoreaboutyourpersonalityhobbiestastesviewsandsoon.HoweverthosewhoareopposedtoblogwritingholdthatitwillmakethespreadoffalseinformationeasierontheInternetwhichmayleadtogreatdamagetoindividualsaswellastothesociety.Besidestheconvenientaccesstotheblogswillcertainlyviolatetheprivacyofblogwriters.Inmyopiniontheadvantagesofblogwritingobviouslyoutweighitsdisadvantages.Withmoreeffectiveregulationsandrestrictionsblogwritingwillnodoubtbedevelopedatafasterpaceandacceptedbythemajorityofthesociety.BlogWritingNowadays,blogwritingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular,whichhasledtosomeconflictsinopinions.Thosewhoareinfavorofblogwritingclaimthatitrealizesinformationsharing.Anyonewhoisinterestedinyourblogcangettheinformationhewantsintheshortestperiodoftime.Moreover,itcanpromotemutualunderstanding.Byreadingyourblog,peoplemayknowmoreaboutyourpersonality,hobbies,tastes,viewsandsoon.However,thosewhoareopposedtoblogwritingholdthatitwillmakethespreadoffalseinformationeasierontheInternet,whichmayleadtogreatdamagetoindividualsaswellastothesociety.Besides,theconvenientaccesstotheblogswillcertainlyviolatetheprivacyofblogwriters.Inmyopinion,theadvantagesofblogwritingobviouslyoutweighitsdisadvantages.Withmoreeffectiveregulationsandrestrictions,blogwritingwillnodoubtbedevelopedatafasterpaceandacceptedbythemajorityofthesociety.解析：[審題]本次考試的寫作題屬于非常典型的利弊型作文。要求考生就某一事物或社會現(xiàn)象分析其優(yōu)點和缺點，并闡述自己的態(tài)度。

第一段提出對寫博客有不同看法，可以先介紹寫博客的好處，舉兩三個例子說明。如信息共享，增進(jìn)了解等。

第二段說明其缺點。如虛假信息傳布，個人隱私被侵犯等。

第三段說出自己的看法，即寫博客利大于弊，但要有有效的規(guī)則和限制。

[提綱]

1.Advantages:

Shareinformation

Promotemutualunderstanding

2.Disadvantages:

Spreadoffalseinformation

Violatetheprivacy

3.Myview:

Advantagesoutweighdisadvantages.

Moreeffectiveregulationsandrestrictions

Acceptedbythemajorityofthesociety.

4.TheSecondProfessionWiththequickenedreformpacetakingupsecondprofessionshasbecomeanewtrendinallwalksoflife.Nowmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpart-timejobswhichhasconsitituedaseriousthreattofirstprofessions.Manypeoplefeelpositiveabouttheincreasingnumberofpeoplepursuingsecondprofessions.Theysaythisisanaturaloutgrowthofthechangingeconomyandgrowingmarketdemands.Somepeoplecanfullyusetheirenergyandtime.Peoplealsowanttoincreasetheirincomewithoutlosingthebenefitsofthe"iron-bowl".Howeversomepeoplethinkthetrendalsocreatesproblems.Forexampleifateachertakesupasecondprofessionitwouldbeunlikelythathecanguranteethehighteachingquality.Afterallschoolisaplaceforeducationandateacher'scareshouldbethestudentsnotmoney.PersonallyIthinktakingupthesecondprofessioncanquickenthepaceofeconomicdevelopmentenrichourexperienceandincreaseourincome.Howeveritisnotadvisabletospendtoomuchtimeonitbecauseweneedtimetostudyfurtherandimproveourskillsseastocarryoutthedutyofourfirstprofessionwell.Neveroverreachourselvestofollowthefashion.AsSamuelJohnsonsaid"Nomaneveryetbecamegreatbyimitation."TheSecondProfessionWiththequickenedreform.pace,takingupsecondprofessionshasbecomeanewtrendinallwalksoflife.Nowmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpart-timejobs,whichhasconsitituedaseriousthreattofirstprofessions.Manypeoplefeelpositiveabouttheincreasingnumberofpeoplepursuingsecondprofessions.Theysaythisisanaturaloutgrowthofthechangingeconomyandgrowingmarketdemands.Somepeoplecanfullyusetheirenergyandtime.Peoplealsowanttoincreasetheirincomewithoutlosingthebenefitsofthe"iron-bowl".However,somepeoplethinkthetrendalsocreatesproblems.Forexample,ifateachertakesupasecondprofession,itwouldbeunlikelythathecanguranteethehighteachingquality.Afterall,schoolisaplaceforeducation,andateacher'scareshouldbethestudents,notmoney.Personally,Ithinktakingupthesecondprofessioncanquickenthepaceofeconomicdevelopment,enrichourexperienceandincreaseourincome.However,itisnotadvisabletospendtoomuchtimeonit,becauseweneedtimetostudyfurtherandimproveourskillsseastocarryoutthedutyofourfirstprofessionwell.Neveroverreachourselvestofollowthefashion.AsSamuelJohnsonsaid,"Nomaneveryetbecamegreatbyimitation."

5.Urbanization"Urbanization"hasbecomeincreasinglyaglobalphenomenon.Inotherwordsurbancentersaregrowinginsizeandpopulationandmoreandmoretownsarebecomingmetropolises.AndthereisnoagUrbanization"Urbanization"hasbecome,increasingly,aglobalphenomenon.Inotherwords,urbancentersaregrowinginsizeandpopulation,andmoreandmoretownsarebecomingmetropolises.Andthereisnoag

6.TelephoneorLetter?Communicationisveryimportantbothinthepastandatpresentandittendstobemoreessentialinmodemsociety.Telephoneandletteraretwomainmeansofcommunicationtheybothhavetheiradvantagesanddisadvantages.Communicatingwithotherpeoplebytelephoneisveryconvenientespeciallywhenyouhavesomethingurgent.Forexampleifoneofyourfamilymembersisseriouslyiiiatnightandyoudon'tknowhowtodealwithitandwheretofindadoctororataxi.Whatcanyoudo?Atelephoneistheanswer.Dial120andyouwillgetservicesfromthedoctorverysoon.Inadditionwiththequickrhythmoflifepeopleusuallydon'thaveasmuchtimetowritelettersasbeforeagaintelephonesolvestheproblem.Friendscanchatthroughthewire.[tseemsthattelephoneshortensthedistancebetween'people.Mencankeepintouchwitheachothermoreeasily.Howeverstillsomepeoplepreferwritingletterstocommunicatewithfriends.Firstsendingaletterismuchcheaperthanhavingatelephonecall.Now6jiaowillbeenoughtosendyourlettertoyourfriendslivinginanothercitywhilemaybeatleast2-3yuanaminutewillbecostforadistanttelephone.Secondpeoplecannotonlygreeteachotherbutalsoexchangetheirthoughtsinletters.Becausewhenapersonwriteshemustorganizehismindandexpresshisideasandfeelingsmorelogicallywhiletelephoneoftenmakespeoplelazy.Finallypeopleeasilykeepsecretintheletterandsaywhatevertheywanttosaywhiletheysometimescan'tdothatinatelephone.Inmyopinionyoucancombinethesetwowaystogether;someunimportantthingscanbeexpressedbyatelephonewhilesomeimportantorunspokenthingscanbedonebyaletter.TelephoneorLetter?Communicationisveryimportantbothinthepastandatpresent,andittendstobemoreessentialinmodemsociety.Telephoneandletteraretwomainmeansofcommunication,theybothhavetheiradvantagesanddisadvantages.Communicatingwithotherpeoplebytelephoneisveryconvenient,especiallywhenyouhavesomethingurgent.Forexample,ifoneofyourfamilymembersisseriouslyiiiatnight,andyoudon'tknowhowtodealwithitandwheretofindadoctororataxi.Whatcanyoudo?Atelephoneistheanswer.Dial120andyouwillgetservicesfromthedoctorverysoon.Inaddition,withthequickrhythmoflife,peopleusuallydon'thaveasmuchtimetowritelettersasbefore,againtelephonesolvestheproblem.Friendscanchatthroughthewire.[tseemsthattelephoneshortensthedistancebetween'people.Mencankeepintouchwitheachothermoreeasily.However,stillsomepeoplepreferwritingletterstocommunicatewithfriends.First,sendingaletterismuchcheaperthanhavingatelephonecall.Now6jiaowillbeenoughtosendyourlettertoyourfriendslivinginanothercity,whilemaybeatleast2-3yuanaminutewillbecostforadistanttelephone.Second,peoplecannotonlygreeteachotherbutalsoexchangetheirthoughtsinletters.Becausewhenapersonwrites,hemustorganizehismindandexpresshisideasandfeelingsmorelogically,whiletelephoneoftenmakespeoplelazy.Finally,peopleeasilykeepsecretintheletterandsaywhatevertheywanttosay,whiletheysometimescan'tdothatinatelephone.Inmyopinion,youcancombinethesetwowaystogether;someunimportantthingscanbeexpressedbyatelephone,whilesomeimportantorunspokenthingscanbedonebyaletter.

7.ALetterofConsolation①DearJohn②IamsorrytolearnthatyoufailedinTOEFLlastweekandyo